Tastes

A dull ride in a leaky oak rowboat. Finishes very watery. 40% Nose: Fresh sweet woody notes Light spice, nutmeg Sweet barley Dry grass Vanilla Someone smoking way off in the distance Arrival: Walnut Young fresh oak wood shavings Jelly belly’s toasted marshmallow flavour Development: Wood tannins Finish: More dry wood tannins Tiny whisper of menthol Watery finish Comments: With a drop of water (not much help) and a few minutes it starts off well but just falls out in the finish. It’s priced accordingly for its lazy finish. You pay for what you get. Good starter whiskey and a nice example of young oak flavour.

Sweet and friendly for the beginner and complex enough to hold the interest of the more seasoned. A great all rounder and a must for the eclectic collection. Nose: Floral (citrus blossom) Honey (light, bright, pale) Citrus (blanched orange peel) Fudge (caramel) Barley sugar Arrival: Coating mouth feel syrupy Honey (young) Sugar sweet (candy floss) Floral A little spice (cinnamon) Tea tannins Lemon rind Development: Thick honey Tea tannins Lemon rind Juicy Grapefruit Finish: Hot Beeswax White tea Vanilla Myrtle dryness Very friendly like a big hug that goes just that bit too long.

It’s a fine affordable malt. With some time and touch of water Fruity, sweet and sour nose Big round balanced palate Short-Mid numb spice finish Nose: baked red apple Faint tobacco smoke Faint ripe banana Sour unripe pineapple Sour plumbs Arrival: Big round mouth feel Toffee Black tea tannins Development: Concentrated ale Reminds me of ripe banana on buttered toast. Finish: Touch of spice Ginger and cloves Soft tea tannins Surprisingly reminiscent of Jamison’s stout edition. Get it when it’s on sale.

Glengoyne 21: she is a gentle, sweet and very classy lady. The old rule applies here “A minute in the glass for each year in the cask” don’t rush this beauty if you want to get to know her. This is a great sherry bomb with less barrel spice than I expected. Tall stills give a cleanness at the expense of perhaps a little complexity. Honestly if this was cheaper I could drink a lot of this without noticing. Don’t go crazy on the water Nose: Dried stone fruit Salted plumb candy Raisins Little hint of champion ruby fresh tobacco Sherry preserved cherry Arrival: Dark honey Ripe Plumbs Black tea Hot rose water toffee Development: Gentle white pepper Vanilla Sherry cask woody...ness Finish: Rich and sweet Rose petal White tea notes linger

Take this one at face value.. it’s unfair to compare this to a $100+ bottle of bourbon it’s also unfair to compare it to good scotch. This can be compared to Jack Daniels. With this in mind we can say this is a good spirit in its class. If I had a choice out of this or JD, I would happily have this one. Tasting neat in a glen cairn. NOSE: Young and sweet Old oily vanilla pods Surface cleaner mock sweetness Unripe green apples in the background Iron metallic ARRIVAL: Caramel Vanilla Mouth drying DEVELOPMENT: Wood char and cinnamon More dry sappy wood note FINISH: Cinnamon drags out like you did the challenge A little front of palate Thai chilli heat Burned sugar I’m keen to try this in a whiskey sour. Cheers!

No age statement but tastes mature No metallic chemical or play dough notes So good! pretty and fresh No peat for me, perhaps a little puff of smoke but very little. Took some time with this one. Loved the gentle unfolding of the aromas and tastes. Added water slowly over 15-20min taste. Nose: Incredibly fresh Cucumber Floral perfume Mint Sweet barley malt Unripe pear Crushed coriander salty sourdough Vanilla Rose water The white part of watermelon skin Frangipani Sandalwood Arrival: Spice and sweet Peppermint Sugar cane (fresh) Development: Ginger leaf Coriander seed Juicy Hint of sweet green chilli spice Melaleuca flowers, musky deep mute honey Finish: Long clean finish Menthol Sweet and dry Celery stalks Cucumber Bright and uplifting Peppermint tea

Absolutely fantastic intro whisky for a newcomer. It’s gentle and sweet with very little burn or spice to scare your friend off. For the experienced it might seem a bit weak-sauce but a fun experiment and great value for money. Nose: Lunchbox banana from an arms length away Milk chocolate Bright... creaming soda Vanilla Taste: Gentle stout influence with the young dark chocolate malt and dull mash hooping that appears on the breath out. Super gentle on the palate, no alcohol burn or barrel spice to start. Just sweet caramel and that brown banana again. Tiny hint of coriander (cilantro) and mock green apple. Finish: A little spice and black tea lingers for a short time and vanishes.

Great one to choose if you have time to let it unfold. It’s very secretive (even with water). Give it time and it unwinds nicely. Nose: Salt and sweet malt Floral with some fresh mint Medicinal smoke and a little meaty smoke too. Everything comes at you at once instead of layers. A little pear cider after a rest Honey Taste: Dull malt Slightly clingy bbq smoke Numbing cloves fresh ginger sweet black tea Mustard seed and fresh green pepper Finish: The Spice and smoke elements hang on for a while with that oil of cloves remaining. If you have a tooth ache, you know what bottle to grab.

Great value for a simple speyside blended Nose: Marmalade Vanilla Caramel Fresh Lady finger Banana to start Over ripe banana bread to if you take some time. Sherbet Palate: Sparkling and bright Apple juice Nutmeg White pepper Black tea Finish There’s plenty to enjoy about monkey shoulders but like a pleasant dream it slips away once you are done. There’s a good malt sweetness with a smidge of teabag tannins for low-medium finish. Grasp at the memory by smelling the glass... or you can of course afford to pour another.

Awesome! Branding, taste, finish, story, unique and interesting flavour. Glen Scotia 15 has it all going for it. Nose: Salt sea, brine, estuary Matesers (chocolate and malt) Peppermint Light malt Soft puff of smoke (aromatic smoke like applewood) Orange blossom Ripe Green apple Palate: Juicy then dry Vanilla Stevia (bittersweet herbal) White wine Unripe fruit dryness Finish: Long sweet and dry finish Malt and peppermint. Very clean.